FW: [Elecraft] K1 size description mnemonic...

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On 3 Jan 2003 at 17:16, Peter Halpin wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> *** SWITCH ON IRONY FILTER NOW!
> 
> In a display of amazing arrogance somebody wrote in reply to this:
> 
> 
> > > Ever heard of the centimeter? It's about 1 hundredth of a 
> > meter, and useful
> > > for this sort of thing.
> 
> This pearl of wisdom:
> 
> 
> > Oh yeah, that's that measurement they use in foreign countries. 
> 
> Like most of the rest of the world?
> 
> *** IRONY FILTER OFF
> 
> 145, Pete  PE1MHO - G7ECN - M3ECN  K2 #2768

Sorry, Pete, my reply was more in response to the "amazing arrogance." 
People "talking down" to me, or others like that tend to bring out the 
sarcasm. No reflection on those misguided folks who do not use feet and 
inches ;-)

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